Table 3.
Technical aspects of nuclear imaging in the included studies.
| First author | Year | Imaging type | Radiotracer (injected activity, MBq) | Type of image | Scanner | Scanning information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shioyama19 | 2007 | Q | 99mTc-MAA (185) | SPECT/CT | Hawkeye, GE | Pixel size 4.42 mm |
| Yin29 | 2009 | Q | 99mTc-MAA (NS) | SPECT | Infinia, GE | Interval 6°, 20 s/view |
| Munawar22 | 2010 | V | 99mTc-labeled ultrafine graphite particles (30) | SPECT/CT | Hawkeye, GE | NS |
| McGuire18 | 2011 | Q | 99mTc-MAA (148) | SPECT | NS |
Pixel size 3.56 mm Matrix 128 × 128 |
| St-Hilaire15 | 2011 | Q | 99mTc-MAA (185) | SPECT | E.CAM, Siemens |
64 projections 15 s/view Matrix 64 × 64, 128 × 128 |
| Agrawal17 | 2012 | Q | 99mTc-MAA (200) | SPECT | Sofa Vision Medical DSTXL, GE |
64 projections Pixel size 4.6 mm Matrix 128 × 128 |
| Liu35 | 2013 | Q | NS | SPECT | NS | NS |
| Wang23 | 2013 | Q | 99mTc-MAA (200) | SPECT | Forte, Philips | NS |
| Lukovic21 | 2014 | V | NS | SPECT | NS | NS |
| Meng36 | 2014 | Q | 99mTc-MAA (185) | SPECT/CT | Symbia T6, Siemens |
60 projections Interval 3°, 19 s/view Matrix 128 × 128 |
| V | 99mTc-DTPA (1,850 reservoir) | SPECT/CT | Symbia T6, Siemens |
60 projections Interval 3°, 19 s/view Matrix 128 × 128 |
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| Tian20 | 2014 | Q | 99mTc-MAA (NS) | SPECT | Forte, Phillips |
Interval 6° Pixel size 4.42 mm Matrix 128 × 128 |
| Farr3 | 2015 | Q | 99mTc-MAA (200) | SPECT/CT | Symbia T16, Siemens |
128 projections, 5 sec/view Pixel size 9.6 mm Matrix 64 × 64 |
| Siva25 | 2015 | Q | 68Ga-MAA (40) | PET/CT | Discovery 690, GE | 2 beds, 5 min/bed, respiratory-gated |
| V | 68Ga-aerosol (200 reservoir) | PET/CT | Discovery 690, GE | 2 beds, 5 min/bed, respiratory-gated | ||
| Siva24 | 2016 | Q | 68Ga-MAA (40) | PET/CT | Discovery 690, GE | 2 beds, 5 min/bed, respiratory-gated |
| Xiao4 | 2018 | Q | 99mTc-MAA (185) | SPECT/CT | Infinia, GE | NS |
Q perfusion, V ventilation, MAA macroaggregated albumin, NS non-specified.